Chemical Engineering Communications, Vol.197, No.3, 377-386, 2010
DECOMPOSITION OF 4-NITROPHENOL BY OZONATION IN A HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE REACTOR
The effect of initial pH, liquid flow rate, gas flow rate, and gaseous ozone concentration on the ozonation of 4-nitrophenol in a membrane reactor was investigated. The results showed that the disappearance of 4-nitrophenol increased with the increase of liquid flow rate, gas flow rate, and gaseous ozone concentration. The rise of the initial pH value led to an increase in 4-nitrophenol removal rate, but the increase became negligible after initial pH exceeded 9.5. The highest removal efficiency of 4-nitrophenol achieved was 94% after 100min reaction when gaseous ozone concentration was 0.51mmolL-1, gas flow rate was 57mLmin-1, liquid recirculation rate was 72mLmin-1, and initial pH was 10.3. The membrane reaction system could be modeled based on the lumped kinetics of 4-nitrophenol removal, and the corresponding rate constant of 4-nitrophenol removal was determined from the model.